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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes Ralph a letter that invites him to reapply for official permission to excavate?

2. What criticism does Ralph level at Carter's find?

3. What keeps Stum-hadu from fighting for long with his forces against the invading Hyksos?

4. Where does Ferrell find the cigars from CCF?

5. After Ralph wraps himself up, what does he pour on himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ralph fetch, supposedly on Carter's orders?

2. Why does Marlowe invite Paul to visit the Valley of the Kings with him?

3. What does Ahmed tell Ralph, that Ralph takes as a sign of Carter's failure?

4. What does Ferrell find at the bonfire after realizing that Ralph and CCF didn't use their tickets to board the ship?

5. What did Ralph do to the columns in the sixth room?

6. How does Ralph describe the mummified cat that shows up in the seventh room?

7. What happens when Ahmed returns to Ralph's site and demands money?

8. Ralph is in what state when the police officer sent by Carter finds him?

9. According to Ralph's translations, who is Atum-hadu's new queen?

10. What is the Chamber of Mysteries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of the items that Ralph placed in the tomb? What is the importance of the order of the items? Use specifics from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does the theme of immortality affect the characters in the book? What definition of immortality is used by the various characters? Cite specific examples in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book to support your answer, explain how the relationship between Ralph and Margaret is ironic.

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